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Encyclopedia > Division of Kingston
Kingston
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: South Australia
Created: 1949
MP: Amanda Rishworth
Party: Labor
Namesake: Charles Kingston
Electors: 97,912
Area: 377 km² (145.6 sq mi)
Demographic: Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949. Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Amanda Rishworth is the Australian Labor Party candidate for the 2007 federal election in the electorate of Kingston which has a margin of 0. ... Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. ... Charles Kingston (standing, second from right) as a member of the first federal Cabinet, January 1901 Charles Cameron Kingston, (October 22, 1850 - May 11, 1908) Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Federal Parliament. ... Vote redirects here. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... New South Wales Victoria South Australia Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Australian Capital Territory Canberra Fraser Northern Territory Lingiari Solomon Abolished Divisions These Australian electoral divisions no longer exist Angas (South Australia) Australian Capital Territory (Australian Capital Territory) Bonython (South Australia) Bourke (Victoria) Burke (Victoria) Corinella... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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About the electorate

The division is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, a Premier of South Australia (1893-1899), elected to the first House of Representatives in 1901 and the first Federal member of the Division of Adelaide in 1903. Notably, every sitting member in the electorate's history has been defeated at the polls - none have retired or resigned as of 2008. Charles Kingston (standing, second from right) as a member of the first federal Cabinet, January 1901 Charles Cameron Kingston, (October 22, 1850 - May 11, 1908) Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Federal Parliament. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...


Members

Member Party Term
  Herbert Handby Liberal 1949—1951
  Patrick Galvin Labor 1951—1966
  Kay Brownbill Liberal 1966—1969
  Richard Gun Labor 1969—1975
  Grant Chapman Liberal 1975—1983
  Gordon Bilney Labor 1983—1996
  Susan Jeanes Liberal 1996—1998
  David Cox Labor 1998—2004
  Kym Richardson Liberal 20042007
  Amanda Rishworth Labor 2007—present

This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 10, 1949. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on April 28, 1951. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on November 26, 1966. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on October 25, 1969. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grant Chapman Hedley Grant Pearson Chapman (born 27 April 1949), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1987, representing South Australia. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1975. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Gordon Bilney was a Labor representative for the South Australian Division of Kingston from 1983 to 1996 in the Australian House of Representatives. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Susan Barbara Jeanes (b. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 2 March 1996. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... David Cox David Alexander Cox (born 1 August 1954), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingston, South Australia. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 3 October 1998. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kym Charles Richardson (born March 16, 1958) is an Australian politician. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Amanda Rishworth is the Australian Labor Party candidate for the 2007 federal election in the electorate of Kingston which has a margin of 0. ... The 2007 election for the federal Parliament of Australia, in which 13. ...

Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amanda Rishworth 42,212 46.65 +4.36
Liberal Kym Richardson 35,961 39.74 -3.85
Family First Robert Brokenshire 5,169 5.71 +0.07
Greens Bill Weller 5,132 5.67 +0.37
Democrats Matthew Fowler 859 0.95 -1.21
Independent Barry Becker 505 0.56 +0.56
Independent Alex Kusznir 380 0.42 +0.42
Liberty and Democracy Lachlan Smith 273 0.30 +0.30
Total formal votes 90,491 96.27 +2.04
Informal votes 3,505 3.73 -2.04
Turnout 93,996 96.00 +0.69
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor Amanda Rishworth 49,247 54.42 +4.49
Liberal Kym Richardson 41,244 45.58 -4.49
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.49
Australian federal election, 2004: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kym Richardson 36,848 43.59 +3.82
Labor David Cox 35,748 42.29 +3.41
Family First Andrew Cole 4,767 5.64 +5.64
Greens Yvonne Darlington 4,478 5.30 +1.96
Democrats Deirdre Albrighton 1,825 2.16 -9.70
One Nation Laurel Payne 869 1.03 -3.59
Total formal votes 84,535 94.23 -0.26
Informal votes 5,178 5.77 +0.26
Turnout 89,713 95.31 -0.23
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Kym Richardson 42,327 50.07 +1.42
Labor David Cox 42,208 49.93 -1.42
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.42

The 2007 election for the federal Parliament of Australia, in which 13. ... Amanda Rishworth is the Australian Labor Party candidate for the 2007 federal election in the electorate of Kingston which has a margin of 0. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Kym Charles Richardson (born March 16, 1958) is an Australian politician. ... The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ... Robert Brokenshire is a former Australian politician. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... The Liberty & Democracy Party (formerly known as the Liberal Democratic Party) is a moderate libertarian or classical liberal Australian political party founded in 2001. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... Amanda Rishworth is the Australian Labor Party candidate for the 2007 federal election in the electorate of Kingston which has a margin of 0. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Kym Charles Richardson (born March 16, 1958) is an Australian politician. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Kym Charles Richardson (born March 16, 1958) is an Australian politician. ... David Cox David Alexander Cox (born 1 August 1954), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingston, South Australia. ... The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Kym Charles Richardson (born March 16, 1958) is an Australian politician. ... David Cox David Alexander Cox (born 1 August 1954), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingston, South Australia. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ...

Notes

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External links

  • 2004 election results
  • Map of division
  • Old division boundaries

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